A few years ago, United Parcel Service (UPS) initiated a software program that assisted its drivers in maximizing fuel efficiency. Engineers at the company reasoned that formulating delivery grids in which drivers could continually make right turns would eliminate idling while waiting to turn left at traffic lights. These waits can be extreme, especially at [...]
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Right Turns for Health Care?
By Doug Elwood, M.D., Vice President & Medical Advisor
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, 2009
